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How to Think About Money

Jonathan Clements

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Synopsis

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*** A cult smash in the US, How to Think About Money is the ultimate smart thinking book for those who want a more prosperous and less stressful financial life. ***

There are those who think the goal of investing is to beat the market and amass as much wealth as possible, that street smarts and hard work ensure investment success, and that the road to happiness is paved with more of everything. And then there are those who get it.

Want a richer, calmer financial life? Jonathan Clements, longtime personal finance columnist for the Wall Street Journal, is here to help. His goal: to provide readers with a coherent way to think about their finances, so they worry less about money, make smarter financial choices and squeeze more happiness out of the cash they have.

How to Think About Money is built around five key ideas:

- Money can buy happiness, but we need to spend with great care.
- Most of us will enjoy an extraordinarily long life – and that has profound financial implications.
- We are hardwired for financial failure, so sensible money management takes great mental strength.
- We need to bring order to our financial life – by focusing on our paycheque, or lack thereof.
- If we want to add to our wealth, we should strive to minimise the subtractions.

With rave reviews from readers (including over 75 five-star ratings), praise from some of the greatest investors of all time ("Easy to understand, essential to follow." – Jack Bogle), this is the ultimate smart thinking book for everyone interested in making their money work for them rather than the other way around.

Details

08 October 2018
200 pages
9780857196965
Imprint: Harriman House

About the author

Jonathan Clements was the founder and editor of personal-finance website HumbleDollar.com. Born in England and educated at Cambridge University, he spent almost 20 years at The Wall Street Journal in New York, where he was the newspaper's personal finance columnist, and six years at Citigroup, where he was director of financial education for the bank's U.S. wealth management arm. Jonathan wrote, edited and contributed to numerous personal-finance books, including the award-winning How to Think About Money and Money and Me.

Reviews

“Now why didn't I think of that? That's what you'll ask yourself after you read Jonathan Clements's fine new book. Its beauty lies in the commonsense and wisdom that is summed up in just five simple steps that will help you to earn your financial independence. Easy to understand, essential to follow.”John C. Bogle, founder, The Vanguard Group
“My favorite personal finance book of 2016.”Ben Carlson, AWealthofCommonSense.com
“Jonathan Clements brings his intelligence, insight and commonsense to 'How to Think About Money,' which is packed with wisdom and great guidance. Read it and reap the rewards in the years and decades ahead.”Eric Tyson, author of 'Personal Finance for Dummies'
“How to Think About Money' is financial feng shui - a blueprint for harmonizing all the aspects of personal finance into a balanced way of approaching and managing money. Anyone who feels overwhelmed by the challenges of today's world can benefit from Clements's advice on how to make smart financial choices, as well as how to develop, in his words, a 'coherent way to think about their financial life.'”Janet Bodnar, editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine

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